Can an average person really create Zero Waste? The challenge was set and during the week 10-17 March 2008, one mother in Bury St Edmunds gave it a go. She only threw out a plaster. Can you do it too? Why not try your own Rubbish Diet and slim your bin. You'll be amazed at how easy it really is and you could even save some money. If Almost Mrs Average can do it, you can too.

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Wednesday, 8 July 2009

Well here's a refreshing change from talking rubbish. I've been tagged by Tasha at Wahm-Bam and more recently Cartside over at Mummy Do That, to give a personal insight into my past, my plans and other random doo-dahs that occupy my thoughts.

I had planned to share some of my adventures in my garden, but that'll have to wait for another day, while the nosey one's amongst you discover what goes on in my head and what lies ahead when I'm not washing out the tin cans.

So, here's the 8 things thingymajig. Are you ready for it?

8 Things I'm looking forward to

The school holidays - fun times and lazy days with the children.

Visiting my sister and her family in Switzerland.

Broody hens starting to lay eggs again.

Making a tiara for a friend's wedding and enjoying a hen night to celebrate another friend's marriage.

A night out with Mr A for my 41st birthday - only 10 days to go.

Being taken out for lunch by two very cool dudes in London - (chaps, you know who you are and yes, you are pretty cool).

Going to see Calendar Girls with one of my best mates in the West End.

Being interviewed for TalkRadioEurope next week

8 Things I did yesterday

Started a collection to buy a class present for my youngest son's teacher and assistants.

Dropped into the BBC Radio Suffolk studio as a guest on the James Hazell show.

Made an impromptu visit to a friend's house for a surprise play-date.

Rang my ex-publisher in shock after discovering the release-data for cancelled book is still winging its way around Amazon and other online catalogues.

Started working on interview for a feature in an Irish national paper.

Met up with some friends at the Bury LETS bartering group: swapped some of our home-grown salad leaves, broccoli, basil and a couple of eggs for some magazines, home-made card, jam and digital camera advice.

LOL - well Tasha, I did balance it with my urge to monopolise Take That whom I'd love to serve me strawberries and champagne on a chaise longue. So you can get rid of that guilt, while I enjoy my imaginary indulgences....sigh, how I dream it could come true :-D

Great tag, Karen, thanks! What about coming to York and see me as well???!!! :( What happened to Ruby btw? I've sent her another email a few days ago, but no reply. Hope she's fine. I'd like to live in St Yves in Cornwall as well! Or Port Isaac...Love Cornwall. And with regard to Take That, well I'm groupie No. 1 now. Wish a great day. Ciao. A.

Hi Mrs A., thank you so much, that's funny!!! I've thought to all these things along and I've done my list.. phew, what a hard work! But now I need the time to publish it and referr to the other bloggers to tag! Eh eh... I don't know if I'll be able to do it!I have also to recover the time for reading your last posts you published daily... I was too busy!But... never mind... it's a good thing to be still in your thoughts!And when you want to visit Italy, remember I'm here and a good pizza is surely the minimum I can offer to you! Aaaarghhh... I still have to reply to your last mail!!! Please wait!!! ;Danda xxx

Hi Antonella....yay, we MUST meet up when I finally get to York. Am waiting to hear from Ruby, who is busy moving house at the moment, which might explain the email. Looks like we'll have to join forces in the Take That serenade then :-D

Hi Danda - lovely to hear from you and hope things are going well over in Italy. Yes those daily posts (several times a day) were a bit of a challenge to keep up with during Recycle Week. I am very glad things are now much calmer. I'll be over in Switzerland, just north of the Italian border very soon. I'll email you the dates to see if you're free :-D

Looking forward to your posts ladies. Will be popping over very soon. :-D xxx

Thanks for tagging me. I found it surprisingly hard, bizzarely, maybe it was the constant interruption ;) Anyway, here's mine. I've actually lived twice in one of the places you'd like to. I'd love to live in Walberswick too, as long as you can get a bus to the King's Road from there!http://itsasmallworldafterallfamily.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/the-8-things-tag/

...or check out the video of our zero waste home

@ THE STARTING POINT

This family used to create an average of two to three 50 litre bags of LANDFILL WASTE in a two week period. Through assessing and changing everyday habits, this was reduced heavily in time forZero Waste Week, which ended on 17th March 2008, when the only thing we threw out to landfill was a sticking plaster.

@ GUARDIAN UNLIMITED ON WASTE

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